Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Government Legal Department as 66.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.67 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for HR Consultant and Trainee Solicitor rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Procurement and Trainee Solicitor roles were rated as the easiest.
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I interviewed at Government Legal Department (London, England)
Interview
The interview process comprised of a form and sift, IQ test of sorts, legal test, presentation, teams interview. It was quite a long process-the process took 10 months from start to finish.
Very interactive. Asked a lot of behavioural questions. Based on past experience and CV based mostly. Communication was done well. Feedback was given. Overall it was a very smooth process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about the time you contributed in teamwork
I applied online. I interviewed at Government Legal Department (London, England) in Jul 2025
Interview
Started with a written assessment, where we were given a scenario and questions to answer. The interview came after with a mix of competency-based questions and questions relating to the written assessment. The assessment started 1 hour after the time we were told to log in, and during my interview, we were interrupted multiple times by other candidates clicking on my link to the interview, disrupting me when I answered. The interview itself was good, but the technical issues were very poor on their side.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work with the GDL
Tell us about a time you worked in a team